Nov 10, 2017 Southern Middle

BUILDING CAPACITY in a

Building of COMPASSION.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

PTA…News ……..2

American Ed

Week………………..2

Calendar of

Events/7th Grade

News ……………..….4

Team Challenge

Results …………......5

Let me Intro-

duce…………………..6

Bulldog Newsbites

Ms. M. and some of our finniest show-

ing both Bulldog and Patriotic Pride!

Tuesday, November 14- Spirit Night at

Ledo's in Deale 4-9pm. No flyer needed.

Wednesday, November 15- Spirit Night at

Sweet Frog in Edgewater 4-9pm. Make sure

you bring the flyer or mention Southern Mid-

dle School PTA

Spirit Wear will be coming home with stu-

dents next week.

Fall Fundraiser should be coming in next

week, but we don't have a date yet. We will

send out an email and con-

nect ed when we find out all

the details.

Our Grants Committee Chair position is now

open. Anyone interested in helping please

email Jessica King at Jlgates83@hotmail.com

PTA

NEWS

Start of 2nd

Marking Period

Monday begins the

start of the 2nd MP.

For most classes re-

main the same. 6th

graders will have a

new Encore class

as part of the 4

part Wheel. What

remains the same is

the need for stu-

dents to show their

Bulldog Pride!

PICS OF THE WEEK

The whole purpose of educa-tion is to turn mirrors into windows.

Sydney J. Harris

8th Grade Students showing their 3

American Education Week

This week across the nation we are celebrat-

ing Public Education in America. This in-

cludes a day set aside for each grade to have

Parent Visitation Day. We are very proud of

our school and students at SMS and encour-

age all to come and spend the day or part of

on the following designated days.

Tues—Nov 14— Grade 8

Wed—Nov 15— Grade 7

Thurs– Nov 16—Grade 6

Come and spend a day as a middle schooler

Calendar of

Events:

Nov 9/10—2 Hr

Early Dismissal

Nov 13—Start of

MP 2

Nov 14—8th

grade Parent Vis-

itation Day

Nov 15—7th

Grade Visitation

Day

Nov 16—6th

Grade Visitation

Day

Nov 20—Report

Cards Distributed

Nov 22-26—

Thanksgiving

Break

7TH GRADE NEWS

4

Social Studies: Our 7th graders are working diligently

to wrap up the first quarter by successfully completing

their first quarterly essay. As we leave the Middle Ages

behind and look forward to studying the changes that

bring about the Industrial Revolution, World Wars I

and II and the formation of the UN.

Language Arts: 7th grade Language Arts classes have

been working on our extended novel unit. Students be-

gan the unit with a "Book Tasting" where they complet-

ed a menu of activities to guide them towards their nov-

el selections. They were given the choice between

"Schooled" or "Drums, Girls, + Dangerous Pie."

Science: We would like to take this opportunity to

thank Mr. Harper, our long-term sub for science for

getting our classes off to a great start this quarter. We

appreciate his dedication and hard work the past nine

weeks. A job well done! And…….we would like to wel-

come back Mrs. Mason, our Olympian science teacher

who has been out on leave the first quarter. We are ex-

cited to have her return to us, and we know the stu-

dents are as well!

Math :As we move in to the second marking period, Math 7 will continue Topic 2 Analyze and Use Propor-tional Relationships. Students are recognizing and rep-resenting proportional relationships and using them to solve problems. In Math 7/8, students will begin Topic 3 Solve Problems Using Equations and Inequali-ties. They will solve real-world and mathematical prob-lems with numerical and algebraic equations and ine-qualities

This year we have started something called Team Challenge. This is a friendly way to reward and encourage positive behav-iors and Bulldog Pride. Each marking period the winning team earns a special prize for points earned during the MP.

Team Challenge Results

5

LET ME INTRODUCE YOU

TO...

My family at my

sister’s wedding this

summer

My sweet girls, Elise and Davin, this Halloween

Jenn Heller

6th Grade Language Arts & IEP Facilitator

This is my first-year teaching at Southern Middle, but my ninth-year teaching in Anne Arundel County. I have a Masters of Arts

degree in Leadership

through Teaching and I

hold Advanced Profes-

sional Certifications in

both General Education

and Special Education.

I grew up here in South County in a large family of six kids (I am the oldest). In middle school, many years ago, I was a very quiet student that enjoyed Language Arts and Tech Ed classes the most. I now live with my husband, our two beautiful daughters, and two

crazy dogs We are avid Syracuse Orange fans and we have been

all over the country, including Hawaii, to support the football/

basketball/ and lacrosse teams. We love to spend time doing any-

thing outside and being with our family as much as possible.

I am excited to be here at Southern this year and look forward to

building relationships with all the wonderful students here!

Welcome to SMS Ms. Heller!